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Fidel Castro’s Eldest Son Killed Himself, Cuban Media Say

Official website Cubadebate says Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart had been in a ‘deeply depressed state’

Associated Press

Updated Feb. 1, 2018 10:03 p.m. ET

HAVANA—Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, the oldest son of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, killed himself on Thursday after months of treatment for depression, state media reported. He was 68.

Official website Cubadebate said Mr. Castro Diaz-Balart had been in a “deeply depressed state.” A brief note read on state television said his treatment had “required a hospitalization regime then outpatient follow-up.”